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Getting to know the CEO:

Brain Cornell
Mr. Brian C. Cornell has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Target Corp.
since August 12, 2014. Mr. Cornell served as the Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo Americas Foods
at Pepsico, Inc from March 12, 2012 to July 30, 2014. Mr. Cornell served as the Chief Executive Officer
and President of Sams Club (now Sams West, Inc.) of Wal-Mart International since April 3, 2009. He
served as an Associate of Sams West, Inc since February 1, 2012. He served as an Executive Officer
of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. since January 31, 2012 and Executive Vice President until January 31, 2012.
He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Michaels Stores, Inc. from June 4, 2007 to April 2, 2009.
He served as the Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President of Safeway Inc. from April
23, 2004 to June 1, 2007. He serves as a Director of Target Corp. He has been a Director of Polaris
Industries Inc. since November 19, 2012 and Centerplate, Inc since August 2010. He served as a
Director of The Home Depot, Inc. from January 2008 to March 9, 2009 and OfficeMax Incorporated
from December 10, 2004 to April 14, 2007. He serves on the Anderson School Board of Visitors.
Mr. Cornell holds a BA degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he also attended
the Anderson Graduate School of Management.
Fun Facts:
Favourite Food: Grilled Cheese
Birthday: March 17th 1960
Favourite Animal: Narwhal
Favourite Book: A Tree Grows in
Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Nickname: The Bry Man
Favourite Movie: Psycho
Favorite Hobby: Carpentry
Favourite Color: Target Red!

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